Everything listed under: Voice Overs

Hi!Here's one of my Ted-Like Talks I gave at the Social Media Forum in Bahrain, "Authentic Vs. Anti-social Media: How To Inject Your Heart Into Your Message." Enjoy!Heart to Heart,Jean-Marc Read More...

HI Guys!Here's a little video about infusing your heart into your story. Enjoy!And as a thank you for being a subscriber, I am gifting you my audio course: "Voice It With Confidence!", which you can download for free at the following link: www.powerupyourvoice.net. Enjoy!Thanks and may "The Voice" be with you! Read More...

So you're an expert in your field. You shower your audience with knowledge; what you know is great information that will help them tremendously. But instead of being greeted with applause, you hear crickets in the room. Read More...

We don't necessarily think about this when we speak to people, but very often the first impression people get of you is when they hear your voice over the phone. What are you communicating with the tone of your voice? Are you commanding strength and confidence? Read More...

But isn’t there always a director during a Voice Over gig or an audition? If you’re a working Voice Over artist who’s done any work online, you know that a lot of these online gigs and auditions require for you to read the specs and decrypt the directions to give your best performance. And in all fairness, many of them have very specific directions. Read More...

Do you ever have one of those days where certain words trip you up during an audition? As Voice Over artists, this can happen every once in a while, and if you’re not careful, this can cause you to have a bad audition. But don’t worry. Read More...

You’re drinking 8 8-ounce glasses a day. But it’s 90+ degrees F out, yet you still feel thirsty, and your mouth, tongue and throat feel dry. You start getting pops on the mike during a Voice Over audition or gig, and your energy level starts to run low. Read More...

When it comes to making a dent in the Voice Over industry and carving out your niche, persistence is key. You’ve gotten the best training, you’ve got a killer Voice Over Demo, a clear brand for your voice, you’re going to auditions, and you’re going to all these networking events, ever enriching your support system and your book of contacts. You’re doing all the right things except for one thing: maintaining the relationships that you make. Read More...

Last week we covered using Kinetic and Psychological energies in your reads. This week, we discuss voice placement when reading commercial Voice Over copy. First off, make sure to record yourself as you’re doing the following exercise. Read More...

Last week we covered reading Voice Over copy backwards to capture each word on the page, and using constriction and release to avoid falling into a melody. On today's blog, we cover another great technique to avoid the melody trap. Just to review, we all have certain patterns that we fall into when reading aloud without giving much thought for how we read. Read More...

This is easier said than done. As humans, we are very musical. We tend to have certain accents and inflections in our speech because we come from certain parts of the world, and in some cases, a lot of us fall into the trap of thinking that we need to sound ‘announcer-y’ when we’re reading commercial copy for Voice Overs. Read More...

Let’s face it. A lot of us are affected by the high pollen count once Spring is in full bloom. As Voice Over artists, we need to take special care to minimize the risk of not being able to work because we’re knocked out by allergies. Read More...

As Voice Over Artists, this is easier said than done. Especially when we’re constantly running from audition to audition, and meeting to meeting. And when we’re running, we often forget to take a moment to step back... Read More...

That's right. Whether you've studied Meisner, Strasberg, Stanislavski or a new age mash-up of all of the above, use what works for you. We're all built differently, so we have different ways of relating to ourselves and to the world, and therefore we have a different way of connecting to our physicality and our emotions. Read More...

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People who are not in showbiz often ask me: “How come there are so many Voice Over Actors who are also singers and writers and slash – slash – slash – something else? Is it that they can’t succeed in one thing, so they hedge their bets on multiple things?” I like to think that there’s a different answer. As Voice Over Artists, we are first, and foremost, artists. I love to think of ourselves as Artists because we paint images with our voices. And as artists, we long to express ... Read More...